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He asked for written submissions from across the Tory benches on how the party could help young students, house-hunters and jobseekers.
Mr Hammond told a private meeting of Tory MPs that Baby Boomers — those born between the mid-1940s and mid-1960s — had enjoyed “good quality education for free, good housing and good pensions”.
By contrast young people today face student debt and being priced out of the housing market.
Insiders claim Mr Hammond vowed that the Government would do more to “address” this generational unfairness — starting in the Budget.
The Tories are trying to gain ground lost to Jeremy Corbyn at the election in June.
Last week a shock YouGov poll showed 66 per cent of under-25s now back Labour — compared to 2015 when the parties had near equal support.